Dictation

Dictation is the fastest way to turn speech into clean text on your Mac without leaving the app you are already using.

Press the hotkey, speak, and get cleaned-up text back into your current workflow. This is still the fastest path for messages, prompts, notes, and quick drafting.

What it does

●Starts with a hotkey and keeps the speech-to-text flow inside your current app.
●Cleans up and formats dictated text with custom transcription instructions.
●Shows clearer app status, history, and quick actions in the new main window.
●Lets you choose the microphone explicitly instead of relying only on the system default.

Good for

●Messages, email replies, and short written communication.
●Prompts, notes, outlines, and rough drafts.
●Fast text input when typing breaks concentration or slows you down.

Why it matters

●You stay in the same window instead of switching between tools.
●The workflow remains lightweight and native to macOS.
●It keeps the original Echo idea intact: fast speech-to-text without manual typing.

Four steps to your first dictation

No accounts, registrations, or email confirmations.

Download the app

Download Echo from the App Store. Works on macOS 13 Ventura and newer.

Get your API key

Get your API key, then add it to Echo. The key is stored securely in macOS Keychain.

Dictate to the clipboard

Press Command-D to start dictation, Command-D again to stop, and Command-R to reset if needed. Echo prepares the result in your clipboard, then you insert it with Command-V.

Auto-insert and auto-enter

Coming soon. We plan to support automatic insertion and submit actions, but today the app only prepares text in the clipboard for copy-paste.